Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Shropshire Council
Llanymynech is run by Shropshire Council and Powys County Council, with Llanymynech and Pant parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Shropshire Council. No party holds a majority on Powys County Council. Most of Llanymynech is in North Shropshire (MP Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat); 35% of residents are in Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (MP Steve Witherden, Labour).
£2,414
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Llanymynech’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Shropshire Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Shropshire Council: 42 of its 74 seats as elected. Reform UK holds 16, the Conservatives 7, the Greens 4, Labour 4 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2025 vote
Across Llanymynech’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 38.2%, Reform UK took 35.9% and the Conservatives took 22.9% of votes in May 2025. In 2022, the Liberal Democrats had 0%. How Llanymynech has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Llanymynech is £2,448 for 2026–27; Shropshire Council keeps 80% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 62% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Llanymynech’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 38 of Shropshire’s 74 or 31 of Powys’s 61 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat42
- Reform UK16
- Conservative7
- Green4
- Labour4
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2025.
- Liberal Democrat24
- Independent12
- Conservative11
- Labour9
- Plaid Cymru3
- Green1
- Reform UK1
Latest election: May 2022.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Llanymynech
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
65% of Llanymynech’s residents · Band D precept £48
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
65% of Llanymynech’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Llanymynech: same source as Who runs Llanymynech, above.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Llanymynech, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierLlanymynech and Pant parish council
- 2Council wards2 wards · 2 councillorsDuncan Keith BorrowmanEvan Arwel Jones
- 3Police and crime commissionerWest Mercia Police · elected May 2024John-Paul Campion
- 4Police and crime commissionerDyfed-Powys Police · elected May 2024Dafydd Llywelyn
- 5SeneddGwynedd Maldwyn · 6 membersSiân GwenllianAndrew Charles GriffinMabon ap GwynforClaire Victoria Johnson-WoodBeca BrownElwyn Vaughan
- 6House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
2 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Duncan Keith BorrowmanLiberal Democrat · May 2025
- Evan Arwel JonesIndependent · May 2022
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| LlanymynechShropshire · 16% in Llanymynech · 671 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Duncan Keith Borrowman | May 2025 |
| LlandysilioPowys · 20% in Llanymynech · 369 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Evan Arwel Jones | May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Shropshire Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Independents led each vote to 2022; the Liberal Democrats led in 2025
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Llanymynech’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
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| Party | 2022 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 0% | 38.2% |
| Independent | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | 0% | 22.9% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 35.9% |
In 2025, the Liberal Democrats won 1 of the 1 seats up in Llanymynech’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Shropshire council election, May 2025
Results in the wards that make up Llanymynech, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Llanymynech’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,399 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Llanymynech is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 16 December 2021
65% of Llanymynech’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 64% (England 60%).
Majority 15,311 of 49,594 votes (30.9%): wider than in 86% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
35% of Llanymynech’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 58% (England 60%).
49,594 votes for candidates · majority 15,311
Liberal Democrat, MP since 16 December 2021.
turnout in July 2024: 49,594 votes from 77,573 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 15,311 of 49,594 votes (30.9%): wider than in 86% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
43,259 votes for candidates · majority 3,815
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 43,259 votes from 74,039 registered voters. England: 60%.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Llanymynech’s Band D council tax is £2,448 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Shropshire Council keeps £1,969.09 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to the Llanymynech and Pant parish council, the West Mercia police and crime commissioner and the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,414 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 2009
Shropshire’s Band D bill has risen 62% in ten years, from £1,558.32 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £1,471.54 in 2009–10.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Llanymynech and Pant, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Shropshire
| Shropshire | Llanymynech’s councils | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £586 | £566 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £325 | £322 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £54 | £47 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £37 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £158 | £147 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £33 | £38 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £8 | £11 | £26 |
| Public health | £47 | £61 | £78 |
| Running the council | £42 | £71 | £59 |
| Other | £63 | £39 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,352 | £1,337 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Shropshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Llanymynech is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
next.shropshire.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
next.shropshire.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Llanymynech is run
Which council runs Llanymynech?
Llanymynech is run by Shropshire Council and Powys County Council.
Does Llanymynech have a town council?
Yes: Llanymynech has its own parish-tier council (Llanymynech and Pant parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £48 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Llanymynech?
Llanymynech is split between 2 constituencies: North Shropshire (Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat) and Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Steve Witherden, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Llanymynech have?
2 ward councillors represent Llanymynech’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Llanymynech?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Llanymynech’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Llanymynech?
Band D council tax in Llanymynech is £2,414 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Shropshire Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 42 of 74 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Powys County Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Liberal Democrat 24 · Independent 12 · Conservative 11 · Labour 9 · Plaid Cymru 3 · Green 1 · Reform UK 1 of 61 seats; a majority needs 31.
Who won the 2025 council election in Llanymynech?
In Llanymynech’s wards on 1 May 2025, Liberal Democrat 1 of the 1 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 38.2%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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